Vaginal balloon



Aug. 23, l1921'. 1,640,014

' C. TOMASULO VAGINAL BALLooN Filed Sept. 29, ,1926

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VAGINAL BALLOON.

Application led September for convenience of positioning the same withinthe vagina as a step preliminary to the use of the article.

The invention also provides vessels, tubes and an air pump asaccessories, one of the vessels receiving the warm water whereby theballoon is expanded and the other vessel receiving the water from theballoon when it is required to replace the water or to collapse theballoon prior to its removal after treatment.

`While the drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the inventionit is to be understood that in adapting the means to meet specific needsand requirements, the design may be varied and such other changes in theminor details of construction may be resorted to withinthe scope of theinvention as claimed, without departing from the spirit thereof.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof,reference is to be had to the following description and the drawingshereto attached, in which- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of atherapeutic appliance embodying the invention and showing the rubberballoon expanded, and

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the hollow plug with therubber balloon F folded and located therein for convenience ofnlacing'the article in position. v

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescriptionand designated in both views of the drawings by like referencecharacters.

The appliance embodies a hollow plug of suitable material, such asaluminum and comprises a body portion 1, an outer flange v 2, and a stem3, which tapers slightly and is corrugated to make firm connection witha rubber tube 4. The body portion A1 of 29, 1926. seriai No. 138,526.

the plug tapers to facilitate the introduction thereof into the duct, oropening when adjusting the device for service. The outer flange 2provides a Vstop to limit the movement of the plug when placing it inposition. A rubber balloon 5, such as generally provided for inflationhas its neck por-- tion slipped upon the body portion 1 ofthe plug andmade rfast thereto by means of a suitable binder 6 which usuallyconsists of a thread, or other filament. he base of the body 1 adjacentthe outer flange 2 is con-l tracted to provide a seat for receiving thebinder 6 and the port-ion of the neck of the balloon confined thereby.The plugis of a size to admit of the body portion 1 receiving theballoon 5, as indicated most clearly in Figure 2, and when the balloonis thus folded within the body of the plug the latter with the balloonattached. may be conveniently and easily placed within the opening orduct of the part to be treated.

Forming a part of the apparatus are two vessels 7 and 8 which mayconsist of bottles or jars of suitable size, the vessel. 7 beingdesigned to contain the warm water for expanding the balloon 5 and thevessel 8 receiving the water discharged from the balloon. An inductiontube 9 is associated with the vessel 7 and an eduction tube 10 isassociated with the vessel 8. A Y or branched coupling 11 connects thetubes 9 and with the tube 4. Each of the tubes 9 and 10 is provided witha. clip v19. for controlling the flow of the water therethrough. Theclips 12 may be of any approved construction generally employed inconnection with the tubes of fountain syringes. A stopper 13 closes thevessel 7 and a tube 14 of rigid material extends therethrough within ashort distance of the bottomof the vessel and the induction'tube 9. iscoupled to its projecting end. A tube 15 of rigid material is alsoconnected with the stopper 13 and terminates within the upper portion ofthe vessel 7. A suitable air pump 16 is connected with the tube 15 bymeans of la tube 17 and maybe of' any construction and usually consistsof a bulb, such as employed in connection with syringes, atomizers andanalogous articles. The tube 10 extends into the vessel 8 to dischargethe water from the balloon therein when withdrawing the contents of thesaid balloon.

In the practical application of the invention the bottle or vessel 7 issupplied with warm water and the balloon 5 is folded into the body l ofthe plug after which the latter is introduced into the duct or the partto be treated. The pump 1.6 is now manipulated which results in forcingthe water from the vessel 7 through the tubes 9. and l into the balloon5 which is thereby eX- panded so as to extend into the vaginal fornicesand operate as a true poultice, thereby obviating the, inconveniencesincident to use of the ordinary douche. As a result the patient isenabled toy stand a high temperature and the Vaginal flora is notdisturbed. l/Vhen expanding the balloon the outflow through the eductiontube 10 is cut off by means of the clip applied thereto. After theballoon has been properly eX- panded the clip applied to the inductiontube 9 is operated to prevent outfiow therethrough. l/Vhen the water inthe balloon cools it may be drawn off into the vessel 8 yand the waterthus Withdrawn may be replaced by manipulating the pump 16, the clipapplied to the induction tube 9 being operated to insurea flow of theWater therethrough. lVhen it is required to withdraw the device theballoon 5 is permitted to collapse by drawing off the Water therefrominto the vessel S.

Having @hns described the invention, i

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